AL/12 miles/4000 ft - Saturday 16th September 2006

Normal service was resumed for this year's Three Shires Race. 265 runners turned up to our usual wall-to-wall sunshine; sadly absent for the last two years. A little bit warm for race winner Nick Sharp, who would surely have broken two hours under cooler conditions. Runner up Alastair Dunn from Helm Hill provoked the question :- 'Which is the top club in Kendal?' and Helene Diamantides turned in a vintage performance in 13th place overall, so winning the Lakeland Classics Trophy - not bad for a vet!

Lower down the field the two local pub landlords, Ian Stephenson from the Shires itself, and Neil Walmsley of the Old Dungeon Ghyll, fought out a ding dong battle until Ian called time on his Langdale rival. Ian, who invented this race back in 1983, was to have presented the prizes, but was better employed pulling large quantities of pints for the thirsty queue.

The race went smoothly thanks to the excellent team of marshalls and helpers - almost 20 of whom are needed each year. So the message from me is - if you've raced all summer without helping out at an event then think on! Ring your local race organiser RIGHT NOW and offer your services for next year - in fact ring any race organiser you like!

And one final message. In spite of the sunshine we had to start looking for one runner who was in fact safe and sound. If you retire from a race please make sure that as well as reporting to the nearest marshall you also report at the finish - without going through the funnel!

See you all next year!

Selwyn

ADDITIONAL REPORT & PHOTOS HERE
 

Three Shires Race       2006  Results

1

Nick Sharp

Ambleside

 

2.03.00

2

Alastair Dunn

Helm Hill

 

2.05.59

3

Paul Thompson

Clayton

 

2.07.39

4

Mark Roberts

Borrowdale

M40

2.10.06

5

Ben Abdelnoor

Ambleside

 

2.11.52

6

Dan Duxbury

Ambleside

 

2.13.23

7

Alan Ward

Dark Peak

M40

2.14.21

8

Paul Cornforth

Borrowdale

M40

2.15.17

9

Daniel Headifen

Darwen

 

2.15.20

10

Dave Nuttall

Clayton

M40

2.16.07

11

Hector Haines

Ilkley

 

2.17.01

12

Mark France

Darwen

M40

2.19.03

13

Helene Diamantides

Carnethy

W40

2.20.26

14

Willie Bell

C.F.R

M50

2.20.47

15

John Murfin

Settle

 

2.21.26

16

Brian Walton

Horwich

M50

2.21.43

17

Steve Birkinshaw

NFR

 

2.22.12

18

Mark Chippendale

Bowland

 

2.22.28

19

Richard Greenwood

Calder V.

M40

2.22.45

20

Chris Lumb

Kendal

M50

2.23.13

21

Allan Miller

Kendal

M40

2.24.06

22

Peter Haines

Ilkley

M50

2.25.05

23

Jim Ryder

Ilkley

M40

2.25.05

24

Steve Long

Tring

M40

2.25.13

25

Ian Weetman

U/A

M40

2.25.28

26

Phil Whiting 

Kendal

M40

2.25.49

27

Mark Nutter

Clayton

M40

2.26.33

28

Alex Pilkington

Settle

 

2.26.36

29

David Armstrong

NFR

M40

2.26.46

30

Matt Beresford

Kendal

 

2.27.03

31

Andy Brown

Clayton

 

2.28.24

32

Steve Turland

Ilkley

 

2.28.32

33

Tim Edwards

Clayton

M40

2.28.39

34

John Armistead

Otley AC

M40

2.29.02

35

Gary Thorpe

Ambleside

M40

2.29.40

36

Dave Sykes

U/A

 

2.30.03

37

Johnny Moore

Stainland

 

2.30.13

38

Malcolm Christie

Chorley

M40

2.30.31

39

Mike Robinson

Dark Peak

 

2.30.43

40

Richard Mellon

Bowland

 

2.31.24

41

Matthew Hulley

Dark Peak

 

2.31.30

42

Mike Vogler

Ambleside

 

2.31.40

43

Lawrence Basham

Ilkley

 

2.32.22

44

Richard Allen

C.V.F.R

M40

2.32.30

45

Jo Waites

Calder V

W

2.32.49

46

Paul Tuson

Helm Hill

M40

2.33.42

47

Alan Alty

Chorley

M40

2.33.47

48

Dave Wilby

Ilkley

 

2.33.59

49

Pete Booth

Clayton

M50

2.34.06

50

Robert Hamilton

Ilkley

M50

2.34.18

51

Chris Taylor

Mercia

M50

2.34.22

52

Brian Horrocks

Clayton

M40

2.34.50

53

Philip Pearson

Saltwell Harr.

M40

2.35.15

54

Lewis Grundy

NFR

 

2.35.28

55

Micheal Green

Lospock AC

M40

2.35.35

56

Robert Green

Horich RMI

M40

2.36.14

57

Steve Hicks

Borrowdale

M40

2.36.33

58

Micheal Walsh

Kendal

M50

2.37.15

59

Julian Donnelly

Darwen

M40

2.37.41

60

S. Halliday

Clayton

 

2.37.52

61

Mick Stenton 

Dark Peak

M40

2.38.10

62

Ryan Edwards

D.P.F.R

 

2.38.40

63

Mark Willis

N.V Mac

 

2.38.49

64

Adam Jackson

Dark Peak

 

2.39.12

65

Kevin Gooch

Ilkley

M50

2.39.19

66

Matt Foxwell

Kendal

 

2.39.29

67

David Wilson

Bowland

M40

2.39.41

68

Gordon Thompson

Preston

M40

2.40.00

69

Phil Hodgson

Y. Morden

M50

2.40.37

70

Jeff Windess

Calder V

M50

2.41.13

71

Richard Bellaries

Clayton

M50

2.41.14

72

Peter Walkington

Horwich

M60

2.41.36

73

Leigh Warburton

Bowland

M40

2.41.43

74

John Nuttall

Clayton

M60

2.42.02

75

Robert Pritchard

Sky Rac

M50

2.42.04

76

Graham Arthur

U/A

M50

2.42.06

77

Micheal McLoughlin

Preston

M50

2.42.10

78

Jo Grove

CFR

M40

2.42.15

79

Andy Quickfall

Newburgh

M40

2.42.20

80

Paul Biddulph

Stainland Lions

 

2.42.22

81

Jon Underwood

Calder V

 

2.42.36

82

Karen Nash

Preston

W40

2.42.50

83

John Osbourne

Settle

M40

2.43.21

84

John Duff

Northumberland F.R

 

2.44.22

85

Peter Ward 

Helm Hill

 

2.44.31

86

John Rusius

Clayton

M50

2.45.03

87

Eddie Winslow

Ilkley

 

2.45.24

88

Mick Cottam

U/A

M40

2.45.34

89

John Donnelly

Westerlands

M40

2.45.52

90

Jon Sharples

Clayton

M50

2.46.11

91

Andrew Graham

C.F.R.

 

2.46.33

92

Garry Beardwood

Helm Hill

 

2.46.35

93

Alison Weston

Ilkley

W40

2.46.37

94

Ian Cowie

Mercia

M50

2.47.09

95

Sarah Haines

Ilkley

W40

2.47.12

96

Andrew Hinde

Settle

M40

2.47.18

97

John Goodwin

N.U.M.A.C.

M40

2.47.27

98

William Houghton

Bowland

 

2.47.40

99

Phil James

Northumberland FR

 

2.47.43

100

Philip Devine

U/A

M40

2.48.19

101

David Steel

N.F.R.

M40

2.48.22

102

Jo Taylor

Bowland

W40

2.48.56

103

Ian Stephenson

Ambleside

M40

2.49.03

104

Sue Clough

Ambleside

W40

2.49.14

105

Dennis Lucas

Rochdale

M60

2.49.25

106

Ashley Nixon

Preston

M40

2.49.40

107

Paul Simpson

Kendal

M40

2.49.46

108

Brian Kennedy

Settle

M40

2.50.07

109

Peter Tayler

U/A

M40

2.50.13

110

Andrew Firth

Clayton

M40

2.50.22

111

Mark Pollitt

Burnden Rd R

M40

2.50.30

112

Steve Monaghan

A. Ratti

M40

2.50.32

113

Huw Price

FRA

M40

2.50.34

114

Martin Farrar

Sky Rac

M40

2.50.53

115

Steve Bamber

Preston

M40

2.50.56

116

David Horrocks

Clayton

M40

2.50.58

117

Micheal Howard

Rafcliffe AC

M40

2.51.00

118

Christine Preston

U/A

W40

2.51.09

119

John Parminter

B.C.R

M40

2.51.39

120

Ian Hutchinson

Bowland

M40

2.51.56

121

Mike Hind

Borrowdale

M50

2.52.12

122

Tony Tombs

U/A

M50

2.52.20

123

Ken Dacre

Kendal

M50

2.52.30

124

Paul Hainsworth

Northumberland F.R

M40

2.52.38

125

Stephen Cox

Bowland

 

2.52.52

126

Mark Walsh

Valley Striders

 

2.53.19

127

Andrew Hirst

Darwen

M40

2.53.23

128

David Nield

Clayton

M40

2.53.25

129

Simon Oxley

Settle

M40

2.53.40

130

Tim Raffle

U/A

M40

2.53.45

131

Aidan Smith

Otley

 

2.53.58

132

Caroline Pollard

NYMAC

W40

2.55.13

133

Matt Grove

U/A

M40

2.55.15

134

William Helliwell

U/A

M50

2.56.29

135

Liz Cowell

U/A

W40

2.56.57

136

Mark Hazell

Skye & Lochalsh

M40

2.57.01

137

Geoff Davis

N.F.R.

M40

2.57.03

138

Chris Lloyd

Newburgh Nomads

M40

2.57.29

139

 R Lecky-Thompson

Ambleside

M40

2.57.41

140

Alan Kenny

Achille Ratti

M50

2.58.18

141

Andy Dalton

Skelmersdale

M40

2.58.20

142

Peter Brady

Clayton

M40

2.58.43

143

Pat McIver

Hoad Hill

M40

2.58.46

144

Richard Leonard

Todmorden

M40

2.58.57

145

Rigby Jerram

Kendal

M40

2.59.17

146

Simon Smart

U/A

M40

2.59.28

147

Alison Richards

Todmorden

W

3.00.10

148

Jo Foster

Ilkley

W

3.00.20

149

Dave Stephenson

Bingley

M40

3.00.22

150

Tony Peacock

Clayton

M60

3.00.30

151

Adrian Hope

Lostock

 

3.00.46

152

Derek Fuller

U/A

 

3.01.44

153

Russell Cannon

Helm Hill

M40

3.01.48

154

Mark Graham

C.F.R.

M40

3.01.54

155

Will Garner

Preston

M40

3.02.01

156

Darren Sugden

Stainland Lions

 

3.02.58

157

Jim Evans

Ambleside

 

3.03.16

158

Kate Boobyer

Pudsey & Bramley

W

3.03.39

159

Les Orr

Bowland

M40

3.04.01

160

Katy Thompson

Clayton

W50

3.04.37

161

David Appleyard

Helm Hill

M40

3.05.32

162

David Gill

Denby Dale

M40

3.05.54

163

David Aspden

Dallam

 

3.06.01

164

Malcolm Coles

Skyrac

M60

3.06.29

165

Jeremy Wilkinson

Calder Valley

W40

3.06.39

166

Cath Worth

NYMAC

W40

3.07.20

167

Nigel Dewhurst

Clayton

M40

3.07.46

168

Brian Jackson

Clayton

M50

3.07.55

169

Ian Barnes

Ambleside

 

3.08.00

170

John Thompson

Skelmersdale

 

3.08.02

171

Dave Till

Helm Hill

M40

3.08.15

172

Jane Grundy

N.F.R.

W40

3.08.43

173

Bob Berzins

Dark Peak

M40

3.08.47

174

Richard Falls

Fellandale

M40

3.09.05

175

Karl Fursey

Black Combe

 

3.09.35

176

John Shedwick

 

 

3.10.03

177

James Goffe

Black Combe

M40

3.10.18

178

Eddie Dealtry

Ochil Hill Runners

M50

3.10.55

179

Debbie Thompson

Keswick

W50

3.11.52

180

Tim Murray

Helm Hill

M40

3.11.41

181

Adrian Dixon

Harrogate

M50

3.11.48

182

Jenny Wyles

Chorley

W40

3.11.59

183

Cathy Murray

Glossopdale

W

3.12.10

184

David Shorrock

Darwen

M50

3.12.49

185

Andrew Gittins

Black Combe

M40

3.12.57

186

Roy Bradley

Saddleworth

M50

3.13.49

187

Cath Musetti

Ambleside

W40

3.14.44

188

Rachael Gooch

Ilkley

W50

3.15.05

189

John Taylor

Bowland

M50

3.16.04

190

Mike Gibbison

Bowland

M40

3.17.27

191

Dave Hargreaves

Chorley

M50

3.18.14

192

Andrew Walmsley

Clayton

M50

3.19.51

193

Jane Fletcher

Borrowdale

W

3.20.00

194

Richard Kenworthy

Tattenhall R.

M40

3.20.12

195

Mandy Goth

Todmorden

W40

3.20.29

196

Judy Howells

 

W

3.20.44

197

Pete Hopley

Lostock

 

3.21.36

198

John Leech

Dallam

M40

3.21.51

199

John Preston

FRA

M40

3.22.27

200

Bernard Kivlehan

NFR

M40

3.22.57

201

Neil Walmsley

Ambleside

M50

3.23.12

202

Jonathon Stubbs

Darwen

M40

3.23.31

203

David Scott-Maxwell

Black Combe

M40

3.24.24

204

Dawn Norse

Darwen

W

3.24.25

205

Jacqueline Shaw

Darwen

W

3.25.02

206

Cath Sibbald

Black Combe

W

3.25.33

207

Jude Hindle

Clayton

W40

3.25.49

208

Dave Lee

Chorley

M60

3.27.02

209

Gary Platt

Chorley

M40

3.27.13

210

Graham Holden

Lancs & More

M40

3.27.20

211

Dave Culpan

Calder Valley

M40

3.28.09

212

Anna Maria Crabtree

Chorley

W40

3.29.15

213

Peter Gillham

Chorley

M50

3.30.36

214

Gary Burns

Horsforth

 

3.30.47

215

Erik Hampton

Hoad Hill

 

3.31.05

216

Peter Carter

Preston

M40

3.31.11

217

Tim Cook

Holmfirth

M60

3.33.31

218

David Coxon

U/A

 

3.33.58

219

Ken Murphy

U/A

M40

3.34.08

220

Graham Eccles

Clayton

M40

3.35.33

221

George Scott

Pennie F.R

M50

3.36.36

222

Allan Greenwood

Calder V

M40

3.37.15

223

Brian Kenny

A.Ratti

M50

3.37.15

224

Roy Parkinson

Preston

M40

3.37.15

225

Steph Scott

NFR

W

3.38.31

226

Jason Tonge

Lostock AC

 

3.39.01

227

Micheal Swale

Sky Rac

M50

3.40.57

228

Michelle Crowley-Foxwell

Ambleside

W

3.40.57

229

Andrew Farmer

Bowland

M40

3.42.50

230

Emma Aindow-Gregory

Lostock AC

W

3.43.39

231

Michelle Armstrong

NFR

W40

3.43.39

232

Tony Spicer

Rossendale

M50

3.44.09

233

Neil Barrett

Bingley

M40

3.47.09

234

Garry Dowthaite

Dallam

M40

3.47.44

235

Steve Thomas

Chorley

M50

3.48.05

236

Wayne Walsh

Bowland

M40

3.48.52

237

Martin Scott

NFR

 

3.50.53

238

Alan Cameron

FRA

 

3.51.10

239

Bruce Duncan

Bingley

M50

3.52.51

240

Martin Whitehead

FRA

M50

3.54.35

241

Paul Hannah

Rossendale

M40

3.58.35

242

David Wolfendale

Bowland

M50

4.00.52

243

Micheal Moorhead

Settle

M40

4.05.23

244

Robert Nash

Preston

M60

4.07.58

245

Alexandra Woodward

U/A

W

4.09.33

246

Nicholas Woodward

Ambleside

 

4.09.34

247

Cherry Collinson

Chorley Harr

W

4.13.13

248

Ray Pickett

Bowland

M50

4.15.00

249

Sarah Mitchell 

CFR

W

4.15.03